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ArrangementofElectronsinTheAtomHL Name: Periodic Table and Atomic Structure 3. Arrangement of Electrons in the Atom Objectives -defineandexplainenergylevelsinatoms -describeandexplaintheemissionspectrumofthehydrogenatom usingtheBalmerseriesintheemissionspectrumasanexample -describeandexplaintheabsorptionspectrum -useflameteststoprovideevidencethatenergyisabsorbedorreleasedin -discreteunitswhenelectronsmovefromoneenergyleveltoanother -explainhowflametestsprovideevidencethatenergyisabsorbedor releasedindiscreteunitswhenelectronsmovefromoneenergy leveltoanother -relateenergylevelsinatomstoeverydayapplicationssuchassodiumstreetlightsand fireworks -discusstheusesofatomicabsorptionspectrometry(AAS)asan analyticaltechnique -illustratehowlinespectraprovideevidenceforenergylevels -useaspectroscopeoraspectrometertoviewemissionspectraofelements -defineandexplainenergysub-levels -statetheHeisenberguncertaintyprinciple -statethedualwave-particlenatureoftheelectron(mathematical treatmentnotrequired) -defineandexplainatomicorbitals -describetheshapesofsandporbitals Bohr’s Study of Spectra • • • • • White light passed through a prism forms a continuous spectrum (no gaps). Bohr passed the light from a Hydrogen Gas Discharge Tube through a prism. The spectrum observed consisted of some narrow, coloured lines. He called this an emission spectrum. Spectrometers allow measurement of the frequency of each band of light. Spectroscopes allow the spectrum to be viewed, but not measured. Every element has its own unique emission spectrum, which can be used to identify the element. Flame Tests Method: 1. Dip damp wooden splint into sample of salt. 2. Place sample into blue Bunsen flame. 3. Record the colour of the flame. Metal Present Lithium Potassium Barium Strontium Copper Sodium (street lights) Colour Crimson Lilac Green Strontium Blue-Green Yellow Bohr’s Theory: Explaining the Evidence for the Existence of Energy Levels (Hydrogen only) Defn: An energy level is defined as the fixed energy value that an electron in an atom may have. Defn: The ground state of an atom is one in which the electrons occupy the lowest available energy levels. Defn: The excited state of an atom is one in which the electrons occupy higher energy levels than those available in the ground state. Page1of3 G.Galvin ArrangementofElectronsinTheAtomHL 1. In the ground state the electron occupies the lowest available energy level. 2. The electron can jump to a higher energy level (excited state) if it absorbs energy. 3. The excited state is instable. 4. Electron falls back to a lower energy level. 5. Energy given off as a photon. The energy of the photon emitted corresponds to the difference between the two energy levels (E2-E1=hf) 6. Each frequency of light emitted appears as a coloured line on the spectrum. 7. The separate lines obtained in the spectrum show that the electron can only have particular values of energy. 8. The emission of visible light is due to electrons falling to the n=2 energy level. This is known as the Balmer Series of emissions lines. 9. Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) Principles: 1. White light is passed through a gaseous sample of an element. 2. Certain frequencies of light are missing from the light that emerges from the other side of the sample, resulting in dark lines in the spectrum. This spectrum is an atomic absorption spectrum. 3. These dark lines correspond exactly to the coloured lines in the emission spectrum. The dark lines are due to the electrons in the element absorbing certain frequencies of the white light to become excited. Uses: Instrument used: Atomic Absorption Spectrometer Detection of the presence and concentration of certain elements (e.g. lead, chlorine) dissolved in water. 1. Atoms of an element absorb light of a particular wavelength of light. 2. The amount of light absorbed is proportional to its concentration (low absorption means low concentration, etc.) Energy Sublevels Every energy level (except n=1) consists of a number of sublevels. Defn: A sublevel is a subdivision of a main energy level and consists of one or more orbitals of the same energy. The sublevels for the first 4 energy levels are shown below: n=1: s n=2: s, p n=3: s, p, d n=4: s, … etc. (this is far as the course needs) Wave Nature of the Electron: De Broglie said that electrons have a wave motion as well as being particles. Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle states that it is impossible to measure the velocity and speed of an electron simultaneously. Page2of3 G.Galvin ArrangementofElectronsinTheAtomHL Limitations of Bohr’s Theory: 1. Only accounted for the emission spectrum of Hydrogen (simple case – only 1 e-) 2. Doesn’t take the wave nature of the electron into account. 3. Did not take the existence of sublevels into account. Atomic Orbitals: Defn: An atomic orbital is a region in space where there is a high probability of finding an electron. Sublevel Orbitals s s p No. of orbitals Shape No. of e-s per orbital Total no. of e-s in sublevel 1 spherical 2 2 3 Dumbbell 2 6 5 Not needed 2 10 px py pz d Not needed Page3of3 G.Galvin